Welsh campaign increases filled GP training spaces

The Welsh government has welcomed a 16 per cent increase in the number of GP training places filled at the end of the first round of recruitment following the implementation of a financial incentive initiative.

The proportion of filled GP training positions in Wales currently stands 84 per cent - compared to 68 per cent at the same stage last year.

According to a statement of those areas of Wales that were a part of the new financial incentive scheme, first round recruitment has already resulted in 100 per cent fill rates in the Pembrokeshire, North Wales East and North Wales West GP training schemes.

Following re-advert the Welsh government has maintained it is confident fill rates for Ceredigion and North Wales Central scheme will also improve.



Vaughan Gething commented: “We made a commitment in our programme for government to continue to invest in primary care and to take action to attract and train more GPs, nurses and other health professionals to Wales.

“To support this, in October we launched a major new campaign to promote Wales as an excellent place for doctors, including GPs, and their families, to train, work and live.

“The results from the Wales Deanery speak for themselves, the campaign has been a success and this is something to celebrate.

“But this is not the end of the process for this year. Places for 2017 are being re-advertised and when that process concludes in May I am confident that we will achieve an even higher fill rate.”